diff --git a/PQAnalysis/cli/main.py b/PQAnalysis/cli/main.py
index d5b85f67..4d9dd40c 100644
--- a/PQAnalysis/cli/main.py
+++ b/PQAnalysis/cli/main.py
@@ -103,20 +103,46 @@
 
 
 
+_ROOT_OPTIONS = (
+    "--help",
+    "--version",
+    "--progress",
+    "--logging-level",
+    "--log-file",
+)
+
+
+
+def _match_root_option(option: str) -> str | None:
+    """Resolve a possibly abbreviated long root option like argparse does."""
+    matches = [
+        root_option for root_option in _ROOT_OPTIONS
+        if root_option.startswith(option)
+    ]
+    return matches[0] if len(matches) == 1 else None
+
+
+
 def _detect_command(arguments: list[str]) -> str | None:
     """Scan root options to find the first positional CLI command."""
     index = 0
     while index < len(arguments):
         argument = arguments[index]
 
-        if argument in {"-h", "--help", "--version"}:
+        option = argument.partition("=")[0]
+        matched = (
+            _match_root_option(option)
+            if option.startswith("--") else None
+        )
+
+        if argument == "-h" or matched in {"--help", "--version"}:
             return None
 
-        if argument == "--logging-level":
+        if matched == "--logging-level" and option == argument:
             index += 2
             continue
 
-        if argument == "--log-file":
+        if matched == "--log-file" and option == argument:
             index += 1
             if (
                 index < len(arguments) and
@@ -125,10 +151,6 @@ def _detect_command(arguments: list[str]) -> str | None:
                 index += 1
             continue
 
-        if argument.startswith(("--logging-level=", "--log-file=")):
-            index += 1
-            continue
-
         if argument.startswith("-"):
             index += 1
             continue
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_main.py b/tests/cli/test_main.py
index 224b4acd..c96bf864 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_main.py
@@ -22,9 +22,17 @@
         (["--logging-level=INFO", "vacf", "input.in"], "vacf"),
         (["--log-file", "off", "convert", "rdf.dat"], "convert"),
         (["--log-file=run.log", "vibrations", "input.in"], "vibrations"),
+        (["--logging", "DEBUG", "rdf", "input.in"], "rdf"),
+        (["--logging-lev", "DEBUG", "msd", "input.in"], "msd"),
+        (["--logging=DEBUG", "vacf", "input.in"], "vacf"),
+        (["--log-fi", "off", "convert", "rdf.dat"], "convert"),
+        (["--log-fi=run.log", "vibrations", "input.in"], "vibrations"),
+        (["--pro", "check_momentum", "traj.vel"], "check_momentum"),
         (["--help"], None),
         (["--help", "rdf"], None),
+        (["--he", "rdf"], None),
         (["--version", "msd"], None),
+        (["--vers", "msd"], None),
         ([], None),
     ],
 )
@@ -33,6 +41,42 @@ def test_detect_command(arguments, expected):
 
 
 
+def test_main_dispatches_with_abbreviated_root_option(monkeypatch):
+    main_module = import_module("PQAnalysis.cli.main")
+    received = {}
+
+    class _FakeCLI:
+
+        @classmethod
+        def add_arguments(cls, parser):
+            parser.add_argument("input_file")
+
+        @classmethod
+        def run(cls, args):
+            received["input_file"] = args.input_file
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        main_module, "_load_command", lambda command: _FakeCLI
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        sys,
+        "argv",
+        ["pqanalysis", "--logging", "DEBUG", "--log-fi", "off", "rdf", "in"],
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(argument_parser, "print_header", lambda: None)
+
+    root_logger = argument_parser.logging.getLogger()
+    original_level = root_logger.level
+
+    try:
+        main_module.main()
+    finally:
+        root_logger.setLevel(original_level)
+
+    assert received == {"input_file": "in"}
+
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("command", "module_name", "class_name"),
     [